NIDA - Nordic industrial development agency

- A network of advisers and consultants in the Nordic countries and the Baltic states

A Nida survey in your municipalities

Make opportunities and knowledge for regions and municipalities visible for long-term business growth

What exactly is a NIDA survey?

A Nida survey provides vital information about the needs of the business community, as well as knowledge of opportunities and challenges, and is the best possible starting point for establishing fruitful collaboration between municipalities and the local business community.

According to a Nida survey:

Facts and knowledge serve as a foundation for better practice and a solid foundation for developing future-oriented business policies for the municipality. This will also help residents and the business community with site development.

A Nida survey can tell you whether or not your municipality is:

• targeted,
• has strategies to work towards (and seizes opportunities when they arise within agreed-upon parameters) uses resources wisely, Employees understand both the goals and the strategy, as well as what to do/prioritize.
• Examine simplifications (a lot of good work is irrelevant).

The Nida survey includes questions about sustainability and the future low-emission society. Knowledge here provides important information to the municipality, allowing it to make an important contribution to assisting local businesses on the road to a low-emission society.

The Nida Survey provides a solid factual foundation for future work and collaboration with other key players, including national measures. Nida exchanges business development knowledge with municipalities and businesses in the Nordics and Baltics.

New methods and technology that can be used elsewhere are tested for local conditions in the municipalities and regions where Nida is involved, if desired.

Nida does not intend to compare or benchmark other municipalities using national statistics because the starting point is so different in terms of municipal finances, infrastructure, geography, natural business routes within the municipality, distances, population, and so on.

Benchmarking only tells you about a previous snapshot and nothing about how to use new or actual knowledge to move forward.

There is a lot of important tacit knowledge below the waterline that needs to be shared

if municipalities and the local business community are to work together effectively.

What is not being developed may be decommissioned:

Municipalities play a critical role in encouraging and facilitating local business development. The absence of active development can lead to displacement and stagnation. Municipal business development is an essential component of local development. Good site development is critical for health and safety, settlement, business development, and environmental concerns. Municipalities that succeed in developing attractive and vibrant cities and towns are known for being active community developers, taking a holistic and long-term approach to their work, and working collaboratively with residents and local businesses.

Continuous work must be done to ensure that the place retains residents and businesses while also attracting visitors and new residents in order to maintain a sustainable local community on all levels. Attractive cities and towns encourage people to settle and businesses to grow. A well-functioning local community, where people are proud to belong and understand their shared values, is appealing to newcomers and visitors. (Source: UiT Norway's Arctic University - Place development continuing education offer)

Realistic development

Not all municipalities have what must be the foundation for business growth. Two major reasons could be a lack of access to electricity and labor. Small population, geography and distances, logistics, expertise, market failure for financing capital - financing through banks (technical value versus market value for industrial property), conflicts within land allocations, and other factors can all make natural business development difficult.

The steps involved in conducting a Nida investigation Phases are defined in collaboration with the client for the entire Nida survey, from preparation to follow-up work / presentation of survey facts, based on the Municipality's (client's) wishes and needs.

The pre-investigation work follows Nida's basic principles, which must be discussed and clarified with the client before the work begins:

• What problem/challenge and goal are to be solved?
• What alternative measures are possible to solve the problem and achieve the desired goal and condition?
• What are the expected positive and negative consequences of this investigation for the client and local businesses, including financial implications?

The client owns the entire survey, from start to finish. The municipality is the project's owner, client, and terms provider. Nida is the executioner. Nida works with local forces, such as good helpers, business associations, commercial gardens, and the municipality's business department, to implement projects.

This is not a race between municipalities.

Nida's mission is to uncover needs and challenges using an objective method as the foundation for improvements in the interaction between the municipality and local businesses, with the common goal of improving the municipality's attractiveness for doing business. The goal of Nida is to provide information and facts that improve business cooperation in the municipality.

Budgeting and survey expenses

After obtaining an overview of the municipality's survey objectives, described in phases, Nida proposes a budget and a resource overview, which may be:

1. Preparation that includes the assumed current situation as a comparison point. Here, national statistics and other information are used. Which problem/challenge and goal should be addressed?
2. The examination's physical execution
3. Presentation of findings from responses, including positive and negative feedback.
4. Follow-up work and possibly deciding on measures with participation. If desired, an assessment of alternative measures that can solve the problem and lead to the desired development can be included.

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Nida wants to make a difference in attracting people to the Nordics and Baltics with new investments

Nida intends to tour all Nordic and Baltic countries in order to attract investments and new sustainable future-oriented companies.

We will prepare links to information that is critical for the Nordic and Baltic countries when assessing investments on www.nida.agency

Important information can be found here;

• Taxation, labor, competence, prices for input factors such as electricity, water, and sewage, labor costs, and living and accommodation costs are all examples of costs.
• An overview of relevant public support measures and state services is also important, including an overview of state enterprises that provide loans and financial support, facilitating local or national infrastructure for start-up, innovation, incubators, techno centers, industrial parks, and more.
• Priority is also given to vacant large industrial facilities, buildings, and plots of land with infrastructure.
• For those with questions, information and an overview of local practical help and support will be provided on the country pages in Nida for the Nordics and the Baltics.

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